diff --git a/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/SubnetBan.js b/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/SubnetBan.js
index 78b79c0cb..84bbce88e 100644
--- a/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/SubnetBan.js
+++ b/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/SubnetBan.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const cidrRegex = /^([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}(\/([0-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-2]))?$/;
 const validCIDR = input => cidrRegex.test(input);
+let subnetList = [];
 
 const commands = [{
     name: "bansubnet",
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ const commands = [{
             return;
         }
 
-        plugin.subnetList.push(input);
-        _configHandler.SetValue('SubnetBanList', plugin.subnetList);
+        subnetList.push(input);
+        _configHandler.SetValue('SubnetBanList', subnetList);
 
         gameEvent.Origin.Tell(`Added ${input} to subnet banlist`);
     }
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const plugin = {
 
     onEventAsync: (gameEvent, server) => {
         if (gameEvent.TypeName === 'Join') {
-            if (!isSubnetBanned(gameEvent.Origin.IPAddressString, this.subnetList, this.logger)) {
+            if (!isSubnetBanned(gameEvent.Origin.IPAddressString, subnetList, this.logger)) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ const plugin = {
         if (list !== undefined) {
             list.forEach(element => {
                 const ban = String(element);
-                this.subnetList.push(ban)
+                subnetList.push(ban)
             });
             this.logger.WriteInfo(`Loaded ${list.length} banned subnets`);
         } else {
diff --git a/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/VPNDetection.js b/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/VPNDetection.js
index 993f40c2a..2a47683a8 100644
--- a/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/VPNDetection.js
+++ b/Plugins/ScriptPlugins/VPNDetection.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+let vpnExceptionIds = [];
 const commands = [{
     name: "whitelistvpn",
     description: "whitelists a player's client id from VPN detection",
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@ const commands = [{
         required: true
     }],
     execute: (gameEvent) => {
-        plugin.vpnExceptionIds.push(gameEvent.Target.ClientId);
-        plugin.configHandler.SetValue('vpnExceptionIds', plugin.vpnExceptionIds);
+        vpnExceptionIds.push(gameEvent.Target.ClientId);
+        plugin.configHandler.SetValue('vpnExceptionIds', vpnExceptionIds);
 
         gameEvent.Origin.Tell(`Successfully whitelisted ${gameEvent.Target.Name}`);
     }
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ const plugin = {
     name: 'VPN Detection Plugin',
     manager: null,
     logger: null,
-    vpnExceptionIds: [],
+
 
     checkForVpn: function (origin) {
         let exempt = false;
         // prevent players that are exempt from being kicked
-        this.vpnExceptionIds.forEach(function (id) {
+        vpnExceptionIds.forEach(function (id) {
             if (id === origin.ClientId) {
                 exempt = true;
                 return false;
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ const plugin = {
         this.logger = manager.GetLogger(0);
 
         this.configHandler = _configHandler;
-        this.configHandler.GetValue('vpnExceptionIds').forEach(element => this.vpnExceptionIds.push(element));
-        this.logger.WriteInfo(`Loaded ${this.vpnExceptionIds.length} ids into whitelist`);
+        this.configHandler.GetValue('vpnExceptionIds').forEach(element => vpnExceptionIds.push(element));
+        this.logger.WriteInfo(`Loaded ${vpnExceptionIds.length} ids into whitelist`);
     },
 
     onUnloadAsync: function () {